‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Roland Wood

Where is Blanche? (Chevalier de la Force, Marquis de la Force)

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Peter Wedd, Ashley Holland, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Chorus, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Sarah Tynan, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Toby Stafford-Allen, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Gary Coward, Jane Powell

7:23

Blanche, your poor brother was so very impatient (Marquis, Blanche de la Force, Chevalier)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Peter Wedd, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Sarah Tynan, Gary Coward, Orla Boylan, Felicity Palmer, David Stephenson, Toby Stafford-Allen, Josephine Barstow, James B. Edwards, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Natalie Herman, Roland Wood, Jane Powell, Anne-Marie Gibbons, English National Opera Chorus

3:31

Her poor imagination always flies from one extreme to another (Marquis, Chevalier, Blanche,

Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Orchestra, Ashley Holland, Gary Coward, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Sarah Tynan, Jane Powell, Felicity Palmer, James B. Edwards, Josephine Barstow, Toby Stafford-Allen, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, English National Opera Chorus, Anne-Marie Gibbons

1:42

Dear father, there is no incident so small or unimportant (Blanche, Marquis)

Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Sarah Tynan, Toby Stafford-Allen, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Felicity Palmer, James B. Edwards, Jane Powell, English National Opera Chorus, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood

4:04

Prelude

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Roland Wood, Natalie Herman, Josephine Barstow, Sarah Tynan, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Peter Wedd, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Jane Powell, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus

1:41

Do not believe this comfortable chair is a privilege (Prioress Mme de Croissy, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Gary Coward, Sarah Tynan, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Roland Wood, Orla Boylan, English National Opera Chorus, David Stephenson, Peter Wedd, James B. Edwards, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, William Berger

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, James B. Edwards, Gary Coward, Peter Wedd, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Sarah Tynan, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Toby Stafford-Allen, Josephine Barstow, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Natalie Herman, English National Opera Chorus

1:30

My daughter, the outside world often questions (Prioress, Blanche)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Peter Wedd, James B. Edwards, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Jane Powell, Gary Coward, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus, Sarah Tynan, Roland Wood, Josephine Barstow, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Ashley Holland

5:36

Prelude

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Peter Wedd, Jane Powell, Gary Coward, Josephine Barstow, Sarah Tynan, Toby Stafford-Allen, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Natalie Herman, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, Roland Wood, David Stephenson, James B. Edwards

2:36

Oh no, not more beans! (Constance, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Peter Wedd, James B. Edwards, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Josephine Barstow, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus, Ashley Holland, Natalie Herman, Felicity Palmer

7:09

Prelude

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Tynan, Peter Wedd, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Roland Wood, James B. Edwards, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Jane Powell, Anne-Marie Gibbons, English National Opera Chorus

2:11

Would you be so kind as to raise my pillow (Prioress, Mother Marie of the Incarnation)

Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Gary Coward, Sarah Tynan, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Orla Boylan, Natalie Herman, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Jane Powell, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Chorus

8:21

You may get up my child (Prioress, Blanche, Monsieur Javelinot)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, William Berger, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Josephine Barstow, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Chorus, Ryland Davies, Roland Wood, Sarah Tynan, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson

5:09

Monsieur Javelinot, you must know it's customary (Prioress, Mother Marie)

English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, Toby Stafford-Allen, Ryland Davies, William Berger, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Natalie Herman, Ashley Holland, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Sarah Tynan

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Felicity Palmer, Josephine Barstow, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Natalie Herman, Peter Wedd, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Toby Stafford-Allen, Sarah Tynan, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Ashley Holland, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Jane Powell, Roland Wood, English National Opera Chorus

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Sarah Tynan, Paul Daniel, Roland Wood, Anne-Marie Gibbons, James B. Edwards, Josephine Barstow, Peter Wedd, William Berger, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Felicity Palmer, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, English National Opera Chorus

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Sarah Tynan, Peter Wedd, Jane Powell, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, James B. Edwards, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus

2:51

Interlude. Dear Sister, I'm afraid that our cross is just a bit too big (Constance, Blanch

Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Felicity Palmer, Josephine Barstow, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Chorus, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Roland Wood, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson

3:55

My dear daughters, I don't need to remind you (Prioress Mme Lidoine, Mother Marie)

Josephine Barstow, Orla Boylan, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, David Stephenson, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Jane Powell, Peter Wedd, Gary Coward, Sarah Tynan, James B. Edwards, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood, Ashley Holland, Ryland Davies, William Berger

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Orla Boylan, English National Opera Chorus, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Sarah Tynan, James B. Edwards, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, Peter Wedd, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, David Stephenson, Natalie Herman

1:45

What is going on? (Prioress, Constance, Mother Marie)

Orla Boylan, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Sarah Tynan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Ashley Holland, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Peter Wedd, James B. Edwards, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, Roland Wood, English National Opera Chorus

2:10

Prelude

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, James B. Edwards, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Josephine Barstow, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, Toby Stafford-Allen, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Sarah Tynan, Peter Wedd, Jane Powell, Gary Coward, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Chorus

1:45

Blanche, why do you believe like this? (Chevalier, Blanche)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Paul Daniel, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Orchestra, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, Josephine Barstow, Natalie Herman, Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Chorus, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Ashley Holland, Ryland Davies, Toby Stafford-Allen, William Berger, Jane Powell

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Orla Boylan, Anne-Marie Gibbons, David Stephenson, James B. Edwards, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, Sarah Tynan, Gary Coward, English National Opera Chorus

1:50

My faithful daughters, I know that some among you (Chaplain, Carmelites)

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Roland Wood, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Jane Powell, Josephine Barstow, Natalie Herman, William Berger, Ashley Holland, Sarah Tynan, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen

3:27

But what will become of you? (Blanche, Chaplain, Sister Mathilde, Constance, Mother Marie,

Anne-Marie Gibbons, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Josephine Barstow, Orla Boylan, Paul Daniel, Sarah Tynan, Gary Coward, William Berger, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Felicity Palmer, Toby Stafford-Allen, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, Natalie Herman, English National Opera Chorus, Jane Powell, Ashley Holland

2:50

Someone is ringing the bell (Constance, Sister Mathilde, Chaplain, Carmelites, Crowd)

Paul Daniel, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Sarah Tynan, Anne-Marie Gibbons, English National Opera Orchestra, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Toby Stafford-Allen, William Berger, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Josephine Barstow, Jane Powell, Natalie Herman, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd

1:09

Open the door, open the door now! (Mother Marie, First Commissioner, Second Commissioner,

Roland Wood, Josephine Barstow, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Orchestra, Natalie Herman, Paul Daniel, Orla Boylan, Ryland Davies, David Stephenson, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Tynan, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Chorus

4:08

My sisters, our Reverend Mother is coming (Mother Jeanne, Blanche, Crowd)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Paul Daniel, Jane Powell, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Felicity Palmer, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Roland Wood, Sarah Tynan, Josephine Barstow, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Peter Wedd, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson

1:59

Father, speak to them (Mother Marie, Chaplain, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde)

Paul Daniel, Anne-Marie Gibbons, English National Opera Orchestra, Jane Powell, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Roland Wood, Peter Wedd, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Natalie Herman, James B. Edwards, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, Sarah Tynan, William Berger, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Gary Coward, English National Opera Chorus

4:22

There is only one vote against. That is enough (Mother Marie, Sister Mathilde, Constance,

Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Ryland Davies, Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Orchestra, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Peter Wedd, William Berger, Jane Powell, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Roland Wood, English National Opera Chorus

3:12

Interlude. Fellow citizens, we congratulate you all (Officer)

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Toby Stafford-Allen, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Roland Wood, Orla Boylan, Jane Powell, David Stephenson, Josephine Barstow, Peter Wedd, James B. Edwards, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Chorus

2:21

Sister Gerald, we have to warn the priest (Prioress, Mother Marie)

English National Opera Orchestra, Orla Boylan, Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, James B. Edwards, Roland Wood, David Stephenson, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, English National Opera Chorus, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Gary Coward, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Sarah Tynan

1:45

Prelude

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Tynan, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Anne-Marie Gibbons, English National Opera Chorus, Peter Wedd, Josephine Barstow, Natalie Herman, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson

1:53

It's you! (Blanche, Mother Marie, A Woman's Voice)

Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Natalie Herman, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Sarah Tynan, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Roland Wood, Felicity Palmer, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus

5:30

My daughters, we have almost come to the end (Prioress, Mother Jeanne)

English National Opera Orchestra, Orla Boylan, Paul Daniel, Jane Powell, James B. Edwards, Natalie Herman, Sarah Tynan, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, David Stephenson, Josephine Barstow, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Ashley Holland

4:09

And what of Sister Blanche? (Constance, Prioress, Sister Mathilde)

English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Tynan, Paul Daniel, Orla Boylan, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Josephine Barstow, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Ashley Holland, Roland Wood, David Stephenson, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Natalie Herman, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, Gary Coward, English National Opera Chorus

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, David Stephenson, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Peter Wedd, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, James B. Edwards, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Roland Wood, Orla Boylan, Gary Coward, Ashley Holland, Sarah Tynan, Jane Powell, English National Opera Chorus

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

Orla Boylan, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Gary Coward, Josephine Barstow, Roland Wood, Sarah Tynan, David Stephenson, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Jane Powell, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Chorus

2:07

It is done. They have been condemned (Chaplain, Mother Marie)

Paul Daniel, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Natalie Herman, Sarah Tynan, William Berger, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Toby Stafford-Allen, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, English National Opera Chorus

1:55

Prelude

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Tynan, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Peter Wedd, Natalie Herman, Gary Coward, Ashley Holland, James B. Edwards, Jane Powell, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus

2:41

Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae (Prioress, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde, Constance, C

Orla Boylan, Sarah Tynan, Jane Powell, Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Roland Wood, English National Opera Chorus, Natalie Herman, Ashley Holland, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Felicity Palmer, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen

6:46